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I really hope someone gets a clue for Christmas. Otherwise the death of the forum might be a mercy killing.

Don't worry Brian, you'll be pardoned when Farage is PM.

Is this one of those 'spot the cat' things? I can't see it.

She's got the power. And she used to be in the UK synchronised swim team. I predict great things.

There are multiple downloads at PB. The 6.03 Gig one has English subtitles.

Musk terrifies me. In his mind he's on track to become the ruler of the world. He thinks he can manage the US, Europe and China. He reckons his businesses enable him to become the supervisory statesman of the globe. Dominant satellite network, internet backbone, social media onwership, space exploration, robotics, AI, brain-computer interfaces and half a trillion dollars....he thinks he has the full set of tools for controlling governments. His liberal freethinker schtick is a sham. He's really the biggest fascist of them all. And he's vicious and savage and arrogant enough to crush any opponents. Just look at the way he herds his own family. They are his breeding stock. He's a real life Bond villain and he's just getting started.

Was there something amiss with Fury's state of mind? Apparently it was vital for his prep that he didn't speak to his wife for 3 months. (She wasn't pleased about it.) And he put on a ton of weight. And didn't do any of his clowning in the ring. Maybe he was depressed.

You weren't sitting there with your pencil scoring all the punches. Neither was I.

Despite the result it didn't seem decisive to me. A third bout decided by a KO would be amazing.

But maybe Usyk should get extra points because he has such a huge disadvantage in height and reach and weight? These guys shouldn't really be in the same division.

sending and receiving rep

Bollocks to that. Cliquey rubbish.

The last fight isn't relevant. The judging was so consistent this time that you can't find fault with it. The judges have the experience and a better view than us.

Tyson has gone off in a huff. Filler is now being provided by Warren and Dubois. Awkward.

Both fighters have improved since last time, but the interviewer hasn't.

The announcer is 80 years old. He's made hundreds of millions by trademarking Let's Get Ready to Rumble.

Fuck Saudi Arabia.

Slava Ukraini.

This is the most powerful thing on TV right now. Starts at 19 secs. I could watch it on repeat for 48 hrs straight. At least.

https://youtu.be/PT6uC2BAtCs?si=8E5qLt3VXUmFrOn7&t=19

Pirate Bay. I get all my films there.

Are we supposed to take the stare-down seriously? It looked like pro-wrestling silliness to me. Not good for the credibility of the sport.

I find boxing really hard to follow. 9 times out of 10 I can't tell whether a shot lands. I don't really get what is going on until I see the slo-mo. I watched Usyk-Fury V1 yesterday. Had to keep rewinding to have a clue what was happening. Maybe boxing is one of those sports you can't appreciate unless you've tried it yourself?

For tonight, what I really want is for Fury to mistime his showboating and be KO'd while pulling a silly face with his arms by his sides. I'm still surprised that Usyk wasn't able to nail him when he was wobbly in V1.

Worth a repost? These make me smile every time.

Can anyone remind me of the name of the clever streaming hack site?

I didn't discover Aniara until yesterday. Now I'm trying to find other obscure sci-fi which I've missed.

700% APR is not a feature of a useable credit card. It's really a charge card with a (useless) credit card feature. It's Amex trying to ride 2 horses. And you have to spend 10 grand on it in the first 6 months for it to make any sense. I'm not interested in discussing its relative merits. I'd rather eat my ear wax.

It's called a charge card. You can use it as a credit card if you don't mind about paying the 700%. But nobody does. They arrange to get the balance automatically paid from their bank account every month.

Charge cards were useful when travelling in the 70s and 80s. Amex and Diners Club were the main ones. Debit cards didn't exist and credit card networks were new and still growing. At home everyone paid by cheque in restaurants and shops. But cheques weren't accepted abroad. You'd have to carry cash or use a charge card.

Charge cards were never popular with merchants because they charged a huge commission - 2.5% or so. Maybe 4%. Debit cards charged much less - 1%, 1.5% or something. So debit cards should have made charge cards extinct long ago. I suspect Amex has survived because it has a wanky concierge service and is perceived as a status symbol by the trashy rich.

It's not intended as a credit card. You're supposed to pay it off straight away.

Cix is still going.